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Government Of Netherlands Antilles
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Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: netherlands antilles local long form: none former: curacao and dependencies local short form: nederlandse antillen
Government type	parliamentary
Capital	Willemstad
Administrative divisions	none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) note: each island has its own government
Independence	none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
National holiday	Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA in 1909 and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX in 1980), 30 April
Constitution	29 December 1954, Statute of the Realm of the Netherlands, as amended
Legal system	based on Dutch civil law system with some English common law influence
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal
Executive branch	chief of state: queen beatrix of the netherlands (since 30 april 1980), represented by governor general frits goedgedrag (since 1 july 2002) head of government: prime minister etienne ys (since 3 june 2004) elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch for a six-year term; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is usually elected prime minister by the staten; election last held 18 january 2002 (next to be held by na 2006) note: government coalition - par, pnp, plkp, dp st. maarten, up bonaire, wipm saba, dp statia cabinet: council of ministers elected by the staten (legislature)
Legislative branch	unicameral States or Staten (22 seats - Curacao 14, Bonaire 3, St. Maarten 3, St. Eustatius 1, Saba 1; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) election results: percent of vote by party - na; seats by party - par 4, pnp 3, plkp 2, dp st. m 2, up bonaire 2, wipm 1, dp note: the government of prime minister etienne ys is a coalition of several parties; current government formed after collapse of fol led government on 4 april 2004 elections: last held 18 january 2002 (next to be held in 2006)
Judicial branch	Joint High Court of Justice (judges appointed by the monarch)
Political parties and leaders	Antillean Restructuring Party or PAR [Etienne YS]; C 93 [Stanley BROWN]; Democratic Party of Bonaire or PDB [Jopi ABRAHAM]; Democratic Party of Curacao or DP [Errol HERNANDEZ]; Democratic Party of Sint Eustatius or DP-St. E [Julian WOODLEY]; Democratic Party of Sint Maarten or DP-St. M [Sarah WESCOTT-WILLIAMS]; Foundation Energetic Management Anti-Narcotics or FAME [Eric LODEWIJKS]; Labor Party People's Crusade or PLKP [Errol COVA]; National Alliance [William MARLIN]; National People's Party or PNP [Susanne F. C. CAMELIA-ROMER]; New Antilles Movement or MAN [Kenneth GIJSBERTHA]; Patriotic Union of Bonaire or UPB [Ramonsito BOOI]; Patriotic Movement of Sint Maarten or SPA [Vance JAMES, Jr.]; People's Party or PAPU [Richard HODI]; Pro Curacao Party or PPK [Winston LOURENS]; Saba Democratic Labor Movement [Steve HASSELL]; Saba Unity Party [Carmen SIMMONDS]; St. Eustatius Alliance or SEA [Kenneth VAN PUTTEN]; Serious Alternative People's Party or Sapp [Julian ROLLOCKS]; Social Action Cause or KAS [Benny DEMEI]; Windward Islands People's Movement or WIPM [Will JOHNSTON]; Workers' Liberation Front or FOL [Anthony GODETT, Rignald LAK, Editha WRIGHT] note: political parties are indigenous to each island
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA
International organization participation	Caricom (observer), Interpol, IOC, UNESCO (associate), WCL, WCO, WMO, WToO (associate)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (represented by the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Diplomatic representation from the US	chief of mission: consul general robert e. sorenson consulate(s) general: j. b. gorsiraweg #1, willemstad an, curacao mailing address: p. o. box 158, willemstad, curacao telephone: [599] (9) 4613066 FAX: [599] (9) 4616489
Flag description	white, with a horizontal blue stripe in the center superimposed on a vertical red band, also centered; five white, five-pointed stars are arranged in an oval pattern in the center of the blue band; the five stars represent the five main islands of Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten

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